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>> [_] Anon 1773925 Tl;dr.
>> [_] Anon 1774106 bump because some fag is posting shit

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>> [_] Anon 1370284 FROM THE TEXT: "The concept of 'free will', yet again, was created in a period of history where we did not understand human behaviour" As if we understand human behavior that much better now than then. "The implication of this understanding is that we shouldn't hold individuals accountable for their actions, but rather look toward the underlying social cause of our behaviour and values." We shouldn't hold ourselves accountable for our own behavior either right? What a load of complete horse shit.
>> [_] Anon 1370289 Actually, social context means a great deal, there's a reason certain societies have less crime than other. Theoretically, everyone has the potential to be a thief or rapist, we owe a lot of how we paint our perceptions of reality to how we contextualized ourselves by the way we grew up in society. It's obviously one very, very complicated algorithm, but I do agree that the better way to treat the cause is to find the 'underlying social cause of our behavior and values'. Not that we're very capable of that, but it's a noble attempt.
>> [_] Anon 1370295 Ethical Calculus Some vices miss what is right because they are deficient, others because they are excessive, in feelings or in actions, while virtue finds and chooses the mean. -- Aristotle, "Nichomachean Ethics", Datalinks
>> [_] Anon 1370311 Surely, the environment shapes the person which is EXACTLY why I fear an environment that denies responsibility of an individual in crime.
>> [_] Anon 1370319 >># HE STOLE WALLET! who? the guy with the broken spine.
>> [_] Anon 1370469 >># But in this scenario, there is almost no incentive for crime. >># Thanks for this OP.
>> [_] Anon 1370478 not this shit again